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Samsung has kept me waiting for the Galaxy A56 for months. I bought the international version on launch, and I was excited when the company announced the Galaxy A56 would make it to the US this year. We were robbed of the excellent Galaxy A55, and Samsung made the right decision by giving us the Galaxy A56 in 2025. The …

The USB-C port on my Google Pixel 8 Pro is more than just a charging slot. It’s far more versatile, allowing me to quickly charge small USB accessories, connect to external monitors, and even transfer photos and videos off my GoPro and DSLR. Here are some unexpected, practical ways I put it to use in everyday life. Read our review …

Following the launch of WWE 2K25 on Nintendo Switch 2 this week, a new video has come in offering a graphics comparison to the PS5 Pro version. If you’re not attuned to the small differences in graphics, both versions should look pretty similar. For the most part, that does seem to be the case. The PS5 Pro version should support …

Assuming no objections are raised by Linus Torvalds, an early pull request has been submitted for the upcoming Linux 6.17 merge window to address an obscure kernel limitation that has been in place going back all the way to 1993 during the Linux v0.99 kernel days. A Linux engineer working at Alibaba recently reported on a script-generated Assembly file that …

MOZCO Mateusz Szymanski/Shutterstock Modern Formula 1 steering wheels are more complicated than the U.S. tax code. Operating all the buttons and switches while navigating a race course is like conducting an orchestra, except that conductors don’t fear hitting a wall at 200 mph if they fail to bring in the bassoons on time. …

by William D’Angelo , posted 1 day ago / 4,497 Views A Sony Interactive Entertainment job listing has revealed Sony plans to expand PlayStation Studios titles to more platforms, including Xbox, Nintendo, Steam, Epic Games Store, and mobile. The job is for a Senior Director of Multiplatform & Account Management and will be reporting to the Vice President. “Reporting to …

Posted Jul 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM UTC It looks like Microsoft is getting ready for GPT-5. I reported yesterday that OpenAI is preparing to release GPT-5 in early August, and now references to a new GPT-5-powered “Smart Mode” have reportedly appeared in Copilot. Alexey Shavanov discovered code changes in Copilot that point toward a new smart option that uses …

Apple’s latest update, WatchOS 26, introduces Workout Buddy, an AI-powered fitness coach that lives right on your wrist. This new feature uses Apple Intelligence to analyze your workout data and deliver personalized voice feedback during exercise sessions. Instead of just tracking your stats silently, Workout Buddy acts like a personal trainer, offering motivation at the start of workouts, real-time updates …

Samsung is apparently removing the option to unlock your bootloader from Galaxy devices with its One UI 8 update, at least in places where that was still available. For Galaxy owners in the US, bootloader unlocking hasn’t been available for quite some time, really almost never at all. But in other parts of the world, Samsung left the option open. …

Image: @VEsoterica Update [Sat 26th Jul 2025, 6:45pm]: Video Game Esoterica has withdrawn the M2 console from sale following “angry emails and messages.”: The amount of angry emails and messages I’ve received when I said I might sell one of my 3DO M2 FZ-21s has been wild. No it’s not a “scam.” No I am not “ripping people off”. Get …